Ortofon MC 1 Turbo

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Ortofon
• Model: MC 1 Turbo
• Years of manufacture: 1990s onwards
• Made in: Denmark
• Color: black
• Weight: 4,1 g
• Original price: approx. 200,- € (RRP, as of: 2016)

Technical Data

• Principle: Moving Coil, high output (MC-HO).
• Frequency response: 20 - 25,000 Hz
• Channel separation: > 22 dB at 1 kHz
• Channel balance: 3 < 2 dB bei 1 kHz
• Übersprechdämpfung:
• Ausgangsspannung: >.3 mV
• Terminating resistor: 47 kOhm at <500 pF
• Internal resistance (DC): 100 Ohm
• Needle type: elliptical (r/R: 8/18 µm), on aluminium needle carrier
• Recommended contact force: 20 mN
• Needle compliance: 13 µm/mN
• Scanning capability at 315 Hz: 65 µm

Remarks

MC cartridge with high output voltage for operation on MM phono inputs.

Other models of the same series:

• H.O.T.: from the same era and high output MC like MC1 Turbo, needle grind like MC3 Turbo, see link.
• MC 3 Turbo;
• Predecessor: Ortofon X 1-MC.

Links

• Hifi forum with source on MC1 Turbo/H.O.T., retrieved November 8, 2017.
• Ortofon support on the build time of the X1-MC retrieved 9 November 2017.</2>